Sustainable Agroforestry Systems for Livelihood Security and their Economic Appraisal in Indian Himalayas

Sustainable indigenous agroforestry systems are mainstay of rural agrarian economy coupled with livestock rearing in mountains of Himalayas. A 2B4D6-watershed was selected in Central Himalayas to investigate economic returns from agriculture based agroforestry systems. A detailed structured analysis...

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Published in:Economic affairs (Calcutta) 2018-09, Vol.63 (3), p.633-639
Main Author: Yadav, R.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Agroforestry
Biodiversity
Carbon sequestration
Climate change
Ecology
Economic analysis
Ecosystems
Environmental economics
Expenditures
Farms
Forestry
Horticulture
Influence
Land use
Management decisions
Manures
Natural resources
Precipitation
Rural areas
Sea level
Sustainability
Topography
Watersheds
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Summary:Sustainable indigenous agroforestry systems are mainstay of rural agrarian economy coupled with livestock rearing in mountains of Himalayas. A 2B4D6-watershed was selected in Central Himalayas to investigate economic returns from agriculture based agroforestry systems. A detailed structured analysis revealed four types of agriculture based agroforestry systems are prevalent in the 2B4D6-watershed of Indian Central Himalaya. These agroforestry systems are profitable to farmers and can obtain more than two-fold returns from agriculture based agroforestry systems. The net return from these systems decreased in the order: Agrihorticulture > Agrihortisilviculture > Agrisilvihorticulture > Agrisilviculture. The highest benefit cost ratio from agroforestry systems was obtained at higher elevation E5 and it decreased with decrease in elevations in the order: E4 > E3 > E2 > E1. Thus, we conclude that agroforestry systems are not only sustainable but also are imperative for livelihood security of local inhabitants of Indian Central Himalayas.
ISSN:0424-2513
0976-4666
DOI:10.30954/0424-2513.3.2018.7